To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women were known to be pregnant while on remand or serving a sentence in prison in 2017.
Answered on
16 March 2018
Data on pregnancy are collected quarterly. The figures for 2017 are given in the table below.
All expectant mothers can apply for a place in a Mother and Baby Unit.
The Government is committed to improving the treatment of female offenders, and is exploring how we may enable more women with young children to serve their sentence in the community.
However, it is important to recognise that some women may commit offences that merit a custodial sentence, including some mothers with babies.
Date | Pregnant women on remand/serving a sentence in prison |
31 March | 85 |
30 June | 90 |
30 September | 99 |
31 December | 93 |